骑鹤上扬州

Traditional: 騎鶴上揚州

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Dictionary entry

lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position

What does 骑鹤上扬州 mean?

骑鹤上扬州 (qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position

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骑jì(Tw) saddle horse · mounted soldier 鹤hècrane 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]扬Yángabbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu · surname Yang 州zhōuprefecture · (old) province

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骑鹤上扬州

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